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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Firefighter Dismissed in Case of Slain Journalist
One of five D.C. firefighters involved in the case of slain New York Times journalist David E. Rosenbaum was dismissed from the department yesterday by D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Acting D.C. Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin.
A fire department trial board called last week for a 252-hour suspension. But Rubin recommended dismissal, and Fenty "supported and approved" the decision, the mayor's office announced yesterday.
The suspension recommended by the board for a second firefighter was more than doubled to 192 hours from 84 hours. Rubin and Fenty also barred the firefighter from official contact with the public. The board's not guilty finding for three other firefighters was accepted. None of the firefighters was identified.
Rosenbaum's death after being attacked near his home last year by robbers exposed deficiencies in the city's emergency medical response system. Rosenbaum's family sued the city but decided in March not to seek damages from the District in exchange for Fenty's promise of improvements.
-- Martin Weil and Allison Klein
